Shingle



Jan. 24, 1933. J. o. JONES 1,895,038

SHINGLB Filed Feb. 28. 1930 JJse bh 0. Jnes.

Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES P TENT bFF JOSEPH 0. JONES, or KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, Assr'GNon or ONE-HALF ro'JAooB L. GREGG;

OF KINGSVILLE,- TEXAS SHIN GLE- Application filed February 28, 1930. Serial No. 432,157.

This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in shingles, and particularly to composition, asphalt, or other pliable shingles for roofing.

" The principal object of the invention is to provide a roofing shingle of such. construc- 1 tion that its lower free edge or corner can lockor fastener for said shingles whereby one be effectively locked against displacement by the action of wind, rain'or the like, and a further object is to provide a novel form of row or series may be secured to another row or series.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion-of a roofequip-ped with shingles forming the,

subject-matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view, slightly enlarged, of the matter shown in' Figure 1, showing the locking means.

Figure 3 is a perspective view ofa portion of a shingle'and a fastener or locking device carried thereby.

Figure 4 is a view looking toward the underface of the shingle portion shown in ure 3 and more clearly disclosing the construction, of the fastener or locking device. Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, and especially to Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen that a strip of shingles 10 consisting of two or more ina row or series,

of diamond shape are arranged in a horizonopposite tothe connecting neck 11, is formed,

1' with a tab 12, ohm width equal tothat of the The shingles are secured to the roof by driving two nails 13 through each neck portion,

and one through each of the tabs, such nails being spaced a certain distance for a purpose or hooks are of'a' 1 corner of the shingle. the stem, neck, but of a length one-half thereof, which 7 is adapted to abut the tabof an adjacent pair of shingles to form a complete neck portion. I

I nails in the necks-and tabs of this course of "The shingles are :."secured to the roof in courses or rows, sothat the lower corner of eachshin'gle overlaps the neck portion 11, or the abutting tabs of the next course below. 1 The lockingmember ordevice is formed from a single length of wire bent to provide a shingle engaging bill or stem portion 14 and a cross-head 15 at one end of the bill and'proje'cting' from opposite sides thereof, which latterninclud'es end portions or bars having crimped or inbent U-shaped keepers, seats or retaining portions 17 receiving and holding in position the ends of crossedmenn bers 18 forming an outer bar for said head, which ends of the crossed members forming the outerbar are bent to provide prongs or hooks 19 extending through the seats or'keepers and interlocking therewith. These prongs length to be passed througha shingle and bentinwardly toward each otheracros's the end bars, the construction being such' as to provide a firm connection be strongly attached at its ends to the shingle and the locking device prevented from being bent out of its proper position. The locking member is applied to a shingle, by placing the head 15 against the lower face of the lower corner of the shingle, and pressing the tangs therethrough, and clinchingthe same on the opposite face of the shingle. In this position of the locking member, the stem portion 14 projects downwardly from the The operator grasps and bends the lower corner thereof beneath the shingle, along the line of the upper edge of the locking member, so that the stem then extends upwardly beneath the shingle. When theshingle unit is applied to the roof, the operator inserts the stem beneathv the neck 11, or beneath a pair of tabs 12, between the attaching nails 13, and then drives shingles, in the manner clearly illustrated gles, an

and will resist the eflorts of the wind to raise them, with the result that. a perfect watertight roof is provided.

' A'starterstrip is used at the caves of the '7 I A shingle.

strand of-.-wire bent ntermediate its length;

, disposed in crossed in Figuresl and 3.

Ordinarily,

to the roof, with theresult that windlifts such ed 5, causing the rmitting entrance of rain, snow,

and the li e, therebeneath, and through the r ot, With the, present construction, the lo'weredgesof the starting shingles are sef curely held'in a flat position on'the :roof,

shown in Figu'resl and-'2, but other forms maybe used.

Whsitis-claimcd is x to form a shingle engaging bill and a cross head at one end 0f the bill projecting, from opposite-sides thereof, end bars of the. cross head ,being crimped togform inwardly, ex;

tending seats, and end portions of the strand 7 forming an; outer bar for, said head being having-their ends bent to form prongsextending through the seats wardly. toward each other across the end bars. testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

the free ends or lower edges of shingles of this character, are not attached.

tearing of the shinr shin-1,

anchoring. device comprising a relation to' each other and and of. a length to be. passed-through a shingleand bent in.-

. JOSEPHO. JONES; 

